TY - JOUR
T1 - Sudden death due to Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor
AU - Raghavendra Babu, Y. P.
AU - Vikram, Palimar
AU - Arun, M.
AU - Pradeep Kumar, G.
AU - Lakshmi, Rao
PY - 2010/11/1
Y1 - 2010/11/1
N2 - Sudden death in adults from presumably natural causes occurs more frequently than is commonly thought. Numerically they constitute a significant fraction of the total mortality of which central nervous system causes account for 15 percent of the cases. The neoplasms of neuroepithelial origin account for 3 percent of these cases. We are presenting a case of 40 year old woman, who suddenly developed vomiting, abdominal pain and rapidly deteriorating vitals over a period of 20 h and breathing last on the way to the hospital. A cystic swelling of the right frontal lobe was present at autopsy, histopathological examination of the swelling revealed to be Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumour (DNT). DNT is a rare neurological tumor characterized by presence of neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes presenting with complex partial seizures. It frequently affects the frontal and temporal lobes of adolescents and young adults.
AB - Sudden death in adults from presumably natural causes occurs more frequently than is commonly thought. Numerically they constitute a significant fraction of the total mortality of which central nervous system causes account for 15 percent of the cases. The neoplasms of neuroepithelial origin account for 3 percent of these cases. We are presenting a case of 40 year old woman, who suddenly developed vomiting, abdominal pain and rapidly deteriorating vitals over a period of 20 h and breathing last on the way to the hospital. A cystic swelling of the right frontal lobe was present at autopsy, histopathological examination of the swelling revealed to be Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumour (DNT). DNT is a rare neurological tumor characterized by presence of neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes presenting with complex partial seizures. It frequently affects the frontal and temporal lobes of adolescents and young adults.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.08.007
DO - 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.08.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 21056878
AN - SCOPUS:78149361628
SN - 1752-928X
VL - 17
SP - 432
EP - 433
JO - Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
JF - Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
IS - 8
ER -